COLLECTION
Identifier: MS Typ 1252
Philip Hofer collection of samples and other material related to papermaking
Paper samples and other material related to papermaking collected by curator and art historian, Philip Hofer.
Dates
- circa 1948-1959 and undated
Creator
- Stevens-Nelson Paper Corporation (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
1.3 linear feet (5 boxes)
Paper samples and sample books of decorative, marbled, and paste papers received from paper companies, chief among them Stevens-Nelson Paper Corporation. Also with publications concerning papermaking.
Arrangement
Arranged in boxes as received.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2019MH-30. Bequest of Philip Hofer, 1984.
Creator
- Stevens-Nelson Paper Corporation (Organization)
- Title
- Hofer, Philip, 1898-1984, collector. Philip Hofer collection of samples and other material related to papermaking, circa 1948-1959 and undated (MS Typ 1252): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2019 March 15
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- EAD ID
- hou03126
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
Houghton Library is Harvard College's principal repository for rare books and manuscripts, literary and performing arts archives, and more. The library's holdings of primary source material are managed by an expert staff and shared with scholars, students and the public in the reading room.
Contact:
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Harvard Yard
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
(617) 495-2440
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu